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squeeeb · 07-07-2009, 10:57 AM

i LOVE to eat, i love food, i think everything on the earth is here for us to use in the most honorable way, not to waste it, but use it efficiently and effectively. this includes animals. they are here for us to eat and use (bones make tools, hides make clothes, etc).

then again.....

i look at my cat, he looks at me, i swear he is trying to tell me something. he puts his paw on me and looks at me, and i swear he is trying to communicate. this would indicate some level of intelligence.

raised catholic, i was taught animals don't have souls. now i wonder if that's not quite true.

what if we are totally wrong and animals have souls and feelings and shouldn't be eaten?

at what point do we not eat something? we don't eat each other, because that is wrong. why? because we can talk and think and reason? because eating another human makes us sick (physically our bodies are not fans of other humans).

why is cannibalism wrong? some cultures think eating your slain enemy honors him and gives you his strength.

what if animals have reason, think, but just can't communicate in a way we understand? what if we are wrong, and animals have souls, or at least have what we consider advanced mental capabilities? then would we stop eating them?

but if they are not to be eaten, what are they here for? does everything living need a purpose to live?

animals can communicate with each other, so they are that much advanced.

sorry i'm rambling, i hope you understand the question, i guess there are two.

1) should we eat animals? what would it take for humans to say "oh crap, we were wrong, we shouldn't eat them." ?

2) why is cannibalism (eating another human) wrong?

07-07-2009, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	cannablism, and should we eat meat? i LOVE to eat, i love food, i think everything on the earth is here for us to use in the most honorable way, not to waste it, but use it efficiently and effectively. this includes animals. they are here for us to eat and use (bones make tools, hides make clothes, etc). then again..... i look at my cat, he looks at me, i swear he is trying to tell me something. he puts his paw on me and looks at me, and i swear he is trying to communicate. this would indicate some level of intelligence. raised catholic, i was taught animals don't have souls. now i wonder if that's not quite true. what if we are totally wrong and animals have souls and feelings and shouldn't be eaten? at what point do we not eat something? we don't eat each other, because that is wrong. why? because we can talk and think and reason? because eating another human makes us sick (physically our bodies are not fans of other humans). why is cannibalism wrong? some cultures think eating your slain enemy honors him and gives you his strength. what if animals have reason, think, but just can't communicate in a way we understand? what if we are wrong, and animals have souls, or at least have what we consider advanced mental capabilities? then would we stop eating them? but if they are not to be eaten, what are they here for? does everything living need a purpose to live? animals can communicate with each other, so they are that much advanced. sorry i'm rambling, i hope you understand the question, i guess there are two. 1) should we eat animals? what would it take for humans to say "oh crap, we were wrong, we shouldn't eat them." ? 2) why is cannibalism (eating another human) wrong? __________________ onward to mayhem!